Market Indicators
USD/ZAR 16.38 🔽
EUR/ZAR 19.26 🔽
AUD/ZAR 11.86 🔽
GBP/ZAR 22.27 🔽
Brent Crude USD 100,13 / ZAR 1,640 🔽
Gold (Au) USD 4,734.00 / ZAR 77,543 🔼
BTC USD 79,916 / ZAR 1,308,894 🔽
COFFEE USD 2,74/ZAR 44,88 / LBS 🔼
THE WEEK’S big story is MOMENTUM toward a US-Iran deal — Trump paused “Project Freedom” citing progress, and Brent has dropped from USD 114 to USD 100, easing the supply shock. The rand RALLIED to 16.38, its strongest in two weeks. Gold surged past USD 4,700 as safe-haven demand returned. RISK is two-sided: a deal reopens Hormuz and resets energy lower; failure reignites the blockade. The IMF’s adverse scenario — 2.5% global growth, 5.4% inflation — remains LIVE. Stay positioned, don’t predict the headline.
Pre STONHENGE.
BEAR insurance SCAM.
APPLE settles USD250mn AI LAWSUIT.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j2nydnzy7o
COYOTE swims to ALCATRAZ.
https://apnews.com/article/swimming-coyote-alcatraz-san-francisco-4f7f03270ce9d10b27ef60dbb90f1ef0
DATA leaked in FlySafair “R12” birthday sale.
INTEREST: All the world’s bacteria stacked on top of each other would stretch for 10 BILLION light-years.
“NOW does matter. What happened before no longer exists. What will happen next has not yet been written. We have only NOW.” Spock
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